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Good Rate :: Marriott Suites in Dallas for the Texas State Fair

Where: 2493 North Stemmons Freeway [map], Dallas, TX, United States, 75207

[Ed. Note: Welcome to our Good Rate/Bad Rate feature where we look at hotel prices in the same region and decide which one most deserves your hard-earned benjamins. Rates quoted here were captured on September 12, 2007 and are subject to change. Enjoy.]

They do things big in Texas and this includes the Texas State Fair, billed as "North America's largest annual expo." It runs September 28 to October 21 in Dallas.

If you're planning on checking out the Human Cannonball, the $5 million sky ride, or the giant "Big Tex" statue, get your hotel reservations now.

The Marriott Suites Market Center gets high marks for it spacious quarters (600+ square feet)and friendly service. Compared to a lot of the price-gouging going on during the state fair (see this week's Bad Rate), the suite prices here are a steal.

For $249 a night you get a separate living room, a mini-fridge, and a fitness center on site. The hotel provides complimentary transportation within a five-mile radius, so if you tip your shuttle driver nicely you could end up with a ride to the fair. Granted this is the AAA rate or the corporate rate, but hotel insiders tell us, "If you can fog up a mirror you can get the corporate rate."

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